Zion as founded on God

Psalm 87 views Zion as founded of God, a city which has
foundations. Men had cities, and boasted of them; but God had a
city He founded in the holy mountains. Even here it was not Joseph
or the richness of nature; God was its riches, its place the holy
mountains, what was consecrated to Himself. In the power of the
Spirit the godly is not ashamed of it (glorious things are spoken
of it), nay, not in the presence of all the earth's seats of
boasting. Egypt and Babylon in vain vaunted themselves; Philistia,
Tyre, and Ethiopia, who had all had their day. The godly could talk
of them without fear of comparison. It was accounted the birthplace
of the man of God; the birthplace of the beloved ones of
Jehovah. The Highest established her. When Jehovah made the
registry of the people, He reckoned this man as born there. Joy and
the celebration of His praise was found there, and all the fresh
springs of Jehovah. I have little doubt that "this man" refers to
Christ. Zion boasts of her heroes. The word translated "man"
(v. 5), refers to great men, not the poor and miserable. They are
the children of the once desolate (compare Isaiah 49: 21, 22).